a movie made before 1968, where a thief  breaks into a house and opens
a music box which awakens the family who give chase and the thief
dies. The thief's father seeks revenge by trying to kidnap the
families little boy.

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 29 Nov 2004 05:22 PST

Hi vividexpress,

I'm still searching for your movie, but wanted to share this review of
a book with you, which I came across during my search:

"Late one night in their home, a strange noise wakes Ann. She elbows
Richard awake, and it isn?t long before he realizes that a burglar has
broken into their house. He grabs a .38 snub-nose revolver from the
closet and goes out into the living room to investigate. When he
surprises the burglar, the man takes a shot at him and misses. Richard
returns fire and kills the intruder. Later, the police tell him that
the burglar?s name was Freddy Russel. Unfortunately for Richard, the
dead man?s father, Ben Russel, has just gotten out of prison after
serving a twenty-year term. When Ben learns of his son?s death, he
swears revenge against Richard and his family, promising to kill
little Jordan Dane."

Is there anything else you remember about the movie? 

Best regards,
Rainbow

Hello.

It sounds like you're describing "Man Afraid" (1957).

From TV Guide:

"Nader stars in this average melodrama as a man who shoots and kills a
teenage burglar who has broken into his family's house. Nader and his
wife and son fear for their lives when the boy's father, Franz, vows
revenge."
http://www.tvguide.com/Movies/database/showmovie.asp?MI=5960


From the Internet Movie Database:

"A burglar is surprised by David and Lisa Collins in their son's room.
In the struggle, Lisa's eyes are hurt and David throws an ornament,
unintentionally killing the young thief...
...father of the dead burglar, begins to stalk the Collins' son Michael."
http://university.imdb.com/title/tt0050674/plotsummary

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I hope "Man Afraid" is the movie that you had in mind. If not, please
let me know via the "request clarification" feature. Thanks.